New York State Hunting & Trapping Season Maps 2020-21

New York Hunting & Trapping

2020-2021 Official Summary of the Laws & Regulations

For complete rules and regulations see dec.outdoor/37136.html

Remember to Report Your Game Harvest

HuntFishNY Mobile App * 1-866-426-3778 * dec. Most regulations are in effect September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021

2020 REGULAR & BOWHUNTING DEER SEASONS

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

2020 MUZZLELOADING DEER SEASONS

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

2020 BLACK BEAR SEASONS

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

FALL TURKEY SEASONS

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset Season Bag Limit: 1 bird of either sex

Fall 2020 Oct. 1 ? Oct. 14 Oct. 17 ? Oct. 30 Nov. 21 ? Dec. 4 Closed

SPRING TURKEY SEASON (no map)

Hunting Hours One half ? hour before sunrise to noon

Area Open All of upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary

Season Dates May 1 ? May 31

Season Bag Limits Two bearded turkeys (one bird per day)

SPRING YOUTH HUNT Season Dates April 24 ? 25, 2021

Area Open Same as regular spring season Plus Suffolk County (WMU 1C)

Eligible hunters Youth 12 ? 15 years of age

RUFFED GROUSE HUNTING

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

COTTONTAIL RABBIT HUNTING

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

Season Dates 2020/21

Daily Bag Limits

Sept. 20 ? Feb. 28

4

Oct. 1 ? Feb. 28

4

Closed

PHEASANT HUNTING

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

Cocks only Cocks & hens Cocks only east of Shinnecock Canal & Inlet

Season Dates 2020/21

Oct. 1 ? Mar. 21

Daily Bag Limits 6

Oct. 1 ? Feb. 28

6

Nov. 1 ? Feb. 28

6

VARYING HARE HUNTING

Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

2020/21 Regular Season Oct. 17? Dec. 31 Oct. 17 ? Feb. 28 Oct. 1 ? Feb. 28 Nov. 1 ? Dec. 31 Nov. 1 ? Dec. 31

2020 Youth Hunt Oct. 10 & 11 Oct. 10 & 11 Sept. 26 & 27

Oct. 24 & 25

Oct. 24 & 25

Bag Limits Daily Season

2

-

2

-

2

-

2*/4** 30

2*/4** 30

No Youth Hunt in WMU 2A / *Youth Hunt / **Regular Hunt

Junior hunters (ages 12-15) must be accompanied by a licensed adult hunter. Only the junior hunter may carry a firearm.

BOBWHITE QUAIL HUNTING Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

Season Dates 2020/21

Oct. 1 ? Feb. 28 Nov. 1 ? Dec. 31

Closed

Bag Limits Daily Season

4

10

6

40

Counties

Orange Putnam Nassau Suffolk

RACCOON, FOX, SKUNK, OPOSSUM, & WEASEL HUNTING Long Island: Nov. 1 ? Feb. 25 All other areas of New York: Oct. 25 ? Feb. 15

There are no bag limits for these species. They may be hunted during the day or night, except weasel which may only be hunted from sunrise to sunset.

COYOTE HUNTING Statewide except Long Island and New York City: Oct. 1 ? Mar. 28

There are no bag limits for coyotes. They may be hunted during the day or night.

Season Dates 2020/21 Daily Bag Limits

Oct. 1 ? Mar. 21

6

Jan. 1 ? Jan. 31

2

Dec. 14 ? Feb. 28

2

Closed

GRAY, BLACK & FOX SQUIRREL HUNTING

Daily bag limit of 6 total, regardless of species. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset

Long Island: Nov. 1 ? Feb. 28

All other areas of New York: Sept. 1 ? Feb. 28

Red squirrels are unprotected, and may be hunted at any time without limit.

BOBCAT HUNTING

There are no bag limits. Hunting Hours: After sunrise on opening day; and at any hour, day or night, for the rest of the open hunting season.

Season Dates 2020/21 Oct. 25 ? Feb. 15 Oct. 25 ? Nov. 20* Closed

If you take a bobcat, you MUST:

1) Complete a Furbearer Possession Tag AND

2) Get the pelt or unskinned animal sealed.

*A free special harvest expansion area permit is no longer required. You must still have a valid hunting license.

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TRAPPING

There are no bag limits.

Season Dates 2020/21 Oct. 25 ? Feb. 15 Oct. 25 ? Nov. 20* Closed

*A free special harvest expansion area permit is no longer required

Reminder

If you take a fisher, marten, bobcat, or river otter, YOU MUST 1. Complete a Furbearer Possession Tag AND 2. Get the pelt or unskinned animal sealed.

Season Dates 2020/21

Nov. 1 ? Apr. 7

Nov. 10 ? Feb. 28

Closed

There are no bag limits.

RACCOON, RED FOX,

GRAY FOX, SKUNK, COYOTE, OPOSSUM & WEASEL TRAPPING

FISHER AND MARTEN TRAPPING

To trap fisher and/or marten, you must obtain a special free trapping permit from a Regional Wildlife Office.

Season Dates 2020 Species

Nov. 1 - Nov. 30

Fisher and Marten

Oct. 25 - Oct. 30

Fisher only

Oct. 25 - Dec. 10

Fisher only

Closed

BEAVER TRAPPING** There are no bag limits.

There are no bag limits for fisher. Season limit of 6 marten.

Season Dates 2020/21 Oct. 25 - Feb. 15* Oct. 25 - Feb. 15 Nov. 1 - Feb. 25, except closed for coyote

There are no bag limits for these species.

*In the Northern Zone body-gripping traps set on land may not be set with bait or lure if the fisher and marten season is closed.

**There are pending regulations to revise mink, muskrat, & beaver season dates. Check the DEC website for final season dates before going afield.

MINK AND MUSKRAT TRAPPING**

There are no bag limits.

Season Dates 2020/21 Nov. 1 - Apr. 7 Nov. 10 - Apr. 7 Nov. 25 - Feb. 15 Nov. 25 - Mar. 15 Closed

Season Dates 2020/21 Oct. 25 - Apr. 15 Nov. 10 - Apr. 7 Nov. 25 - Feb. 15 Dec. 15 - Feb. 25

2020-2021 Canada Goose Seasons

2020-2021 Waterfowl Seasons

WOODCOCK Oct. 1 ? Nov. 14 Closed

CROW Sept. 1 ? Mar. 31 (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays only) Closed

SNIPE, RAILS AND GALLINULES

Sept. 1 ? Nov. 9 Closed

A migratory duck stamp is not required to hunt these three groups of birds.

HIP registration is required for each of these species except crow. To register: or 1-888-427-5447.

* Youth hunters, 12 to 15 years of age, possessing a junior hunting license and HIP registration, may hunt ducks, mergansers, Canada geese, brant, gallinules, and coot on two (2) special days in each zone. Daily bag limits for all species are the same as those allowed during the regular hunting season for all species. Youth hunters must be accompanied by a licensed (including current HIP registration and duck stamp) adult hunter, but the adult hunter may only shoot migratory game birds if the respective hunting season is open for hunters of all ages.

** Crippled sea ducks may be taken under power in the Special Sea Duck area, only. The Special Sea Duck Area is defined as all coastal waters and all waters of rivers and streams in New York State seaward from the first upstream bridge.

*** Snow goose seasons include both the regular hunting season and the Conservation Order that runs from January 16 - April 15 in all zones (except Long Island).

Bag Limits

The daily bag limit is the maximum number of birds of each species that any person may take or possess in the field during any one day. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit for all migratory game birds except snow geese.

Species

Ducksa Coot Canada Geese Snow Geeseb Brant

Daily Limit Possession Limit

6

18

15

45

See map * Three times the daily limit

25

No limit

2

6

a The daily limit of 6 ducks includes all mergansers and sea ducks (scoters, eiders and long-tailed ducks)

and may include no harlequin ducks and no more than 2 mallards (1 of which may be a hen), 3 wood ducks, 2 black ducks, 1 pintail, 1 scaup (2 scaup are allowed during the special 20 days specified above for each zone), 2 redheads, 2 canvasback, 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks or 2 hooded mergansers. For all other duck species found in New York, the daily limit is no more than 6.

b Cackling geese and white-fronted geese may be taken as part of the Canada goose daily and possession limits. Snow geese and Ross' geese may be taken as part of the snow goose limits.

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